Accreditation
Trine University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (www.hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Telephone 312.263.0456. By Indiana law, Trine is an “approved postsecondary educational institution” under Indiana code 1C 21-7-13-6. Indiana Commission for Higher Education, www.che.in.gov. In accordance with the assumed practices of the Higher Learning Commission, the minimum program length for associate degrees is 60 semester credits. For bachelor’s degrees the minimum is 120 semester credits, and for master’s degrees it is 30 semester credits beyond the bachelor’s degree. Further, Trine University deigns the minimum program length for minors as 15 semester credit hours.
Trine University’s programs in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering (as delivered on the main campus) are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org. Other engineering programs are not accredited by ABET.
All teacher preparation programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) http://caepnet.org and the Department of Education/Office for Education Development (DOE/OELD) www.doe.in.gov/licensing.
All BSBA degrees offered by the Ketner School of Business and the College of Graduate and Professional Studies are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), www.acbsp.org. Accredited majors include: accounting, applied management, business administration, finance, golf management, human resource management, management, marketing, and sport management. Associate degree programs in accounting and business administration are also accredited.
The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Trine University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: www.capteonline.org.
The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Trine University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Trine University. Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students. Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class.
The (baccalaureate degree in nursing/master's degree in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice and/or post-graduate APRN certificate program) at (institution) is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.ccneaccreditation.org). Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.